Management Newsletter "Shiten No.71＆72”
Shiten No.71
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Group Management Restructuring in the Era of Globalization (PDF, 894 KB)
Auther: Principal Takeshi Hitomi
The age of full-fledged multi-polar management has arrived. For Japanese companies to keep pace with their rivals on the world marketplace, it is imperative to move to seamless control of management resources from the perspective of the global optimum overall, advance dynamic optimization of business portfolios and restructure to group management models capable of generating innovation. The implementation of selection and concentration, nevertheless, depends heavily on the competence of top management. While “management through formal knowledge” is necessary for the shift to this multi-polar management mode, acceptance of diversity, emergence from independent operations and perfectionism and other attitude shifts also loom as key themes.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shiten No.72
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The Sudden Rise in Smart Cities and Japanese Company Advance Strategies ~ Renewable Energy Business Review – Part 6 (PDF, 791 KB)
Auther: Project Manager Tsukasa Sato
Smart city development is advancing around the world, prompting projections that this will expand to a massive market to the tune of 180 trillion yen in 2020. Eyeing these handsome prospects, General Electric, Siemens, Google and other corporate majors from a rich array of industries are mounting strong advances into these zones, where competition is heating up daily. In this report, we shed light on the nature of the smart city, how they will be transformed over the years to come, what type development trends can be expected, and the recommended offensives by Japanese companies to get onboard this rapidly emerging global phenomenon.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
